List of Famous people with last name Wheatstone

Charles Wheatstone

First Name Charles
Last Name Wheatstone
Born on February 6, 1802
Died on October 19, 1875 (aged 73)

Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS FRSE DCL LLD, was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope, and the Playfair cipher. However, Wheatstone is best known for his contributions in the development of the Wheatstone bridge, originally invented by Samuel Hunter Christie, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance, and as a major figure in the development of telegraphy.

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